Business in the Community
An alliance of "700 of the UK's top companies who are commited to improving their positive impact on society". They support regional employer networks.

DirectGov website
The DirectGov wesite contains a wide range of information of interest to disabled people. They also have information for carers.

Disability Rights Commission
The DRC offers advice and guidance to people about disability rights and produces a range of information and campaigning materials including a regular newsletter.

Employers' Forum on Disability
The Employers' Forum on Disability is a high profile membership organisation for national employers interesting in supporting the employment of disabled jobseekers. They tend to be quite a commercially orientated organisation.

Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities
The Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities works to promote the rights, quality of life and opportunities of people with learning disabilities and their families.

Health and Safety Executive
The HSE is increasingly involved in issuing guidance to employers about their duties regarding mental health and stress in the workplace and managing sickness absence.

Mencap
Mencap is a national charity representing the interests of people with learning disabilities and they provide employment services around the UK.

Mindful Employer
The Mindful Employer website offers guidance and support to organisations who employ people with mental health needs. The forum is based in the south west of England.

National Employment Panel
The NEP is an alliance of employers who aim to encourage the increased employment of disadvantaged sections of society. They have written a number of influential documents about the employment of disabled workers and people from minority ethnic communities. These include "Able to Work" and "Enterprising People, Enterprising Places".

National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE)
National and regional news about support for people with menatl health needs including the implementation of the Social Exclusion Unit report on Mental Health.

Turning Point
Turning Point provide accommodation and employment services to people with learning disabilities, mental health needs and substance misusers. They have written a key campaigning paper in response to Valuing People called "Hidden Lives".

Scope
Scope is becoming an increasingly campaigning organisation and produced the "Ready, Willing and Disabled" report. Their site includes tips for employers and disabled jobseekers.

Valuing People Support Team
National and regional news about the Valuing People initiative for people with learning disabilities.

Vocational Rehabilitation Association
The VRA are involved in a range of occupational health and rehabilitation issues and are involved in developing national qualifications and standards for the vocational rehabilitation sector.

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Papers and Research

Department for Work and Pensions
The DWP website has a wealth of statistical information, research papers and policy analysis. Their Resource Centre is organised into Working age research and analysis, which contains a lot of useful policy reports, the Information and Analysis Directorate, which contains a lot of statistical information, and the Social Research Division, which contains a lot of evaluation reports.

Department of Health
The Department of Health is involved in a range of initiatives around employment and disability including:
Valuing People (learning disabilities),
Mental health in the workplace,
National Institute for Mental Health in England (NIMHE),
the Framework for Vocational Rehabilitation and
Joint Investment Planning.

Government Strategy Unit
The Strategy Unit produces a range of themed stratgey reports including the influential Improving Life Chances for Disabled People report.

Joseph Rowntree Foundation
JRF produces the "Findings" series of papers including:
the Policy Framework for Supported Employment;
Supported Employment for People with Learning Difficulties and
Success in Supported Employment for People with Learning Difficulties.

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Resource links

Focus on Disability

Disabled Workers Co-operative
Find the product, service or skill you need provided by a local disabled worker. Disabled workers can register their service FREE on the Disabled Workers Database.

The Directgov website is Government run and brings together a range of information related to disability issues.

Local Government Employers Organisation
The Local Government Employers Organisation produces a very good newsletter on Diversity issues available through their Dialog section.

www.askmencap.info
This Mencap site offers inter-active and accessible information for people with a learning disability, parents, carers, professionals and anyone who has an interest in the learning disability field.

Richmond Learning Disabilities & Difficulties
This website offers a range of accessible resources for people with learning disabilities and difficulties living in Richmond, London.

Ticket to Work programme (USA)

Training Resources Network (USA)
TRN publishes a lot of training materials and books about supported employment.